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Taverna: Mattia Preti homeland, called the Calabrese knight, the great baroque painter here left a big number of paintings. In the St. Domenico church you can find an art gallery containing several paintings from Mattia Preti and Gregorio Preti, like the Cristo fulminante and the St. Sebastiano Martirio. Others paintings are available in St. Barbara church. o.

Pizzo Calabro: well known for the execution, on October 13th 1815, of Gioacchino Murat. Pizzo is also known for fishing and tuna conservation and ice-cream preparation (the famous tartufo – the truffle). Its origins are coming from middle ages. Famous are St. Francesco of Paola church, Matrice church, Piedigrotta church, small and evocative in front of the sea, dig into the stone. The monastery of minimi, St. Giorgio church.

Roccelletta di Borgia: Delightful jonic city. Interesting are the archaeological excavation. An old Greek colony has been discovered, Skyletion, later changed a roman city Scolacium. To see: archaeological park (theatre, necropolis, statues, the basilica).

Sersale: city located in the pre-Sila, immersed in a gorgeous green (with big ultra- centennial trees). Interesting trips are organized into canyons and falls.

Gizzeria: on the feet of Mancuso mountain, on Tirreno sea. It was born in 1000 a.C. . To see: Malta knight tower, Annunziata church, the Maiolo museum.

Falerna: it was born on the middle of 1600. Older is Castiglione fraction, old village rise on X century a.C. To see: the bend on the roman castle (ruins), archaeological park on Pain of vigne, Lupo Tower.

Nocera Terinese: a small city on the South side of a steep hill. Very interesting the Holy Saturday event. There you can assist to Vattienti rituals. To see: the cappuccini monastery ruins, built in 1581 on the Northman castle. The defence tower in Piano del Casale, Terina tower, St. Francesco church, the Federician triumphal arch, St Giovanni Battista church with a statue from ‘500, famous portals, the Odoardi Palace.

Carlopoli: this town history is linked to Corazzo abbey. Found from benedettini monks and then passed to cistercensi on 1157, the abbey was wanted from Northman to oppose to Greek church. Gioacchino da Fiore was abbot there. Valuable is the marble oval (from 1700) kept in the Spirito Santo church in fraction Castagna.
In the middle of Region close to Catanzaro, not far from us, you’ll find
Tiriolo, you can see both seas from there. Loom art is very famous and specially preparation of shawl with wool and silk, used as part of traditional costume. It is worth going there for a visit to Judecca district, the Spanish balcony, the old palaces. To see also: castle ruins, Alemanni palace, Serrastretta, full of nice craftsmanship. City plunged into forest of beech and chestnut since XIV a.C. Here you can see broom transformation into material. Remarkable is seats factory. In this mountain city, full of snow in winter, you can visit several rural palaces, used to dry chestnuts.
Other interesting places:

Acconia: remarkable are thermal baths ruins .
Oasi wwf: for nature lovers, close to Trigna on Angitola Lake. Intresting also for swamp birds.
Monte Reventino: for trekking lovers. Close to the farm, you can follow there several trails.